Talk:Sonoma County

Categorization

This article is in the wrong category; Sonoma County is in the San Francisco Bay Area, not the North Coast. This needs to be fixed ASAP because all of the Sonoma County cities including Santa Rosa—the fifth largest city in the Bay Area—also appear in the wrong category in this travel guide.

I would make this change myself, except I can’t figure out how to do it. -- 23:04, 19 January 2013‎ 69.107.92.168

Done. -- John Broughton 16:46, 26 August 2023 (UTC)

Related issues

Per https://www.visitcalifornia.com/region/north-coast , at least, Sonoma County isn't part of the "North Coast" of California, despite what North Coast (California) says.

Changes needed:

The article on the Bay Area includes "southern Sonoma" county; that needs to be changed - when the map is changed.

The article on the North Coast (California) needs to be changed to remove Sonoma County entirely from the map and the text. -- John Broughton 22:28, 18 July 2020 (UTC)

Also fixed

The article on North Bay (Bay Area) has been changed (text was wrong, map was right) and is now fine. -- John Broughton 22:28, 18 July 2020 (UTC)

Future sources

• https://www.sonomamag.com/the-best-hidden-gem-restaurants-in-every-sonoma-county-town/
• https://www.pressdemocrat.com/lifestyle/wine/10493379-181/curious-about-wine-caves-here
• https://www.sonomamag.com/sonoma-animal-farms-petting-zoos-and-wildlife-preserves/?gSlide=6

-- John Broughton 21:19, 29 December 2019 (UTC)

• https://www.sonomamag.com/40-people-places-and-things-that-make-summer-in-sonoma-county-amazing/
• https://www.sonomamag.com/sonoma-county-restaurants-to-try-right-now/

-- John Broughton 22:29, 18 July 2020 (UTC)

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonoma_County,_California - specifically, the "Museums" and "Places of Interest" sections.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sonoma_County_Regional_Parks_facilities
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Sonoma_County,_California -- John Broughton 22:04, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

• https://www.petaluma360.com/article/entertainment/biggest-2020-sonoma-county-restaurant-openings-and-closings/?sba=AAS

-- John Broughton 06:30, 7 December 2020 (UTC)

• https://www.sonomacountygazette.com/sonoma-county-news/sonoma-countys-local-

-- John Broughton 21:43, 26 January 2021 (UTC)

• https://www.sonomamag.com/the-best-hidden-gem-restaurants-in-every-sonoma-county-town/ -- John Broughton 02:36, 16 February 2021 (UTC)

• https://www.sonomamag.com/sonoma-county-restaurants-with-great-views-and-great-food/ -- John Broughton 02:05, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

• https://www.sonomamag.com/best-thai-restaurants-in-sonoma-county/?gSlide=23 -- John Broughton 04:02, 11 March 2021 (UTC)

• https://www.sonomamag.com/pair-wine-with-wildflowers-along-these-sonoma-routes/
• https://www.sonomamag.com/dine-above-the-trees-at-these-sonoma-county-restaurants/

-- John Broughton 18:34, 12 March 2021 (UTC)

• https://www.sonomamag.com/4-sonoma-county-restaurants-you-need-to-visit-right-now/?gSlide=1
• https://www.sonomamag.com/best-places-to-stop-along-highway-1-in-sonoma-county/ -- John Broughton 16:44, 10 April 2021 (UTC)

• https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/lifestyle/highest-rated-restaurants-in-sonoma-county-according-to-yelp/?artslide=0 -- John Broughton 03:09, 21 May 2021 (UTC)

• https://www.sonomamag.com/best-restaurants-marin-sonoma-mendocino-coast/ -- John Broughton 16:13, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

• https://www.sonomamag.com/family-owned-international-markets-to-visit-in-sonoma-county/ -- John Broughton 01:44, 10 July 2021 (UTC)

• https://www.sonomamag.com/5-northern-sonoma-wineries-for-fabulous-food/ -- John Broughton 17:42, 13 August 2021 (UTC)

• https://www.sonomamag.com/best-brunch-sonoma-county/?gSlide=25a -- John Broughton 04:35, 17 April 2022 (UTC)

• https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/lifestyle/best-things-to-do-in-14-sonoma-county-towns-according-to-press-democrat-re/ -- John Broughton 23:29, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

• https://www.sonomamag.com/essential-sonoma-county-restaurants/ -- John Broughton 19:11, 22 October 2021 (UTC)

• https://www.sonomamag.com/7-sonoma-restaurants-to-try-now/

• https://www.sonomamag.com/15-amazing-desserts-you-need-to-try-in-sonoma-county/ -- John Broughton 21:00, 30 April 2022 (UTC)

• https://www.sonomamag.com/best-places-to-stop-along-highway-1-in-sonoma-county/ -- John Broughton 23:39, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

• https://www.sonomamag.com/exciting-new-hotel-offerings-in-sonoma-county-january-2023/ -- John Broughton 16:30, 30 December 2022 (UTC)

• https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/lifestyle/20-places-you-can-only-visit-in-sonoma-county/?artslide=19

• https://www.sonomamag.com/a-perfect-spring-getaway-to-the-sonoma-coast/

• https://www.sonomamag.com/15-sonoma-wineries-with-gorgeous-gardens/

• https://www.sonomamag.com/the-best-italian-restaurants-in-sonoma-county/

• https://www.sonomamag.com/the-best-hidden-gem-restaurants-in-every-sonoma-county-town/
• https://www.sonomamag.com/50-secret-spots-in-sonoma-county/ -- John Broughton 23:08, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

• https://www.sonomamag.com/go-wild-at-these-animal-sanctuaries-in-sonoma-county/

• https://www.sonomamag.com/sonoma-county-restaurants-locals-like-to-keep-secret/ -- John Broughton 23:06, 30 December 2023 (UTC)

Bodega

Probably need to add this to Bodega Bay, both in the list and in the actual page, particularly because the map for Bodega Bay does include Bodega. General store, artisan's Co-Op gallery, Hitchcock stuff, Casino restaurant -- John Broughton 16:41, 1 March 2021 (UTC)

• the Sonoma County Artisans’ Co-op Gallery shows 50 local artists—some newbies, others widely known, including Carolyn Jarvis’s plein-air seascapes and Randy Snyder’s raku pottery. In 2023, the gallery will focus on a cluster of artists working in a specific genre every other month. The historic Bodega Art Gallery, once an 1850s blacksmith shop, offers a rotating display of artists’ work, as well as jewelry, antiques, and the requisite Alfred Hitchcock T-shirts and Tippi Hedren posters. Chef Mark Malicki’s Casino Bar & Grill, which isn’t a casino at all, is the place to eat. (From Sonoma Magazine, 1/2023] -- John Broughton 20:23, 20 January 2023 (UTC)

Sonoma County Airport

This topic is covered in lots of articles. It would be much more efficient - and easier to maintain - if the information were centralized in a new article, Santa Rosa Airport (California). For example, the new shuttle service from the airport to the SMART train makes it possible to get to lots of places in Sonoma County without having a car. -- John Broughton 17:20, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

Most airports are mentioned in more than one article. Our usual practice would be to cover the article properly in the city in which it is located (Santa Rosa (California)), and then link to that listing from other articles. Our policy of not having articles for small airports is addressed at Wikivoyage:Airport Expedition. I don't think that Sonoma County Airport qualifies as an exception to the policy. Ground Zero (talk) 21:21, 16 June 2023 (UTC)